Wakhan Runner

International flight to Dushambe, Tajikistan.

Night on board

Arrival in Dushambe, Tajikistan, after the formalities of entry into the country. Check-in at the hotel.

Accommodation at Hotel A.D

After breakfast, we will drive to Shirkhan Bordar (the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan) to process the entry visas. Once we cross the border, we will be picked up by our local Afghan guide, with whom we continue our journey to the city of Kunduz, to get the entry permit into the province of Badahkshan. After obtaining the permit in Kunduz, we moved to Faizabad.

Overnight hotel in Faizabad.

Early in the morning we will move to the city of Ishkashim, the largest village in the entire valley, where we will obtain the entry permit to the Wakhan Corridor. We will spend the day visiting the city and stocking up on food and material for our trip.

Overnight in Ishkashim in guest house.

Today, we will depart for the village of Qaila Panj. We will spend the day en route to visit several of the villages that dot both sides of the Panj River, flanked by their mud and wooden houses, where we can meet their people and take impressive photographs, both of the landscape and of its inhabitants.

Overnight in guest house in Qaila Panj.

After breakfast we will continue to visit the Wakhan Corridor, visiting the villages inhabited by the Wakhis, the majority ethnic group of this area, famous for their kindness and hospitality, where we will photograph their daily rural life. At the end of the day we will arrive at Sarhade Broghil, the last village in Wakhan Corridor.

Overnight in Sarhade in guest house.

Today we will dedicate the day to get to know the Wakhis a little more closely, learn about their culture and their particular way of life, adapted to the wild area in which they live. We will visit some villages, where we will continue to learn about and photograph their exciting rural way of life.

Overnight in Sarhade in guest house.

After breakfast we will leave for the Little Pamir, a wide grassy glacial valley in the eastern part of Wakhan, where we will meet the kyrgyzes and their fascinating way of life.

Overnight in Yurts in the Little Pamirs.

First thing in the morning we will continue touring and getting to know the Little Pamir area and the villages of the Kyrgyezes. It will be fascinating to strike up a conversation with them and to contemplate and photograph their culture.

Overnight in Yurts in the Little Pamirs.

After breakfast we will start the return trip to Sarhade. There will be time to visit and take pictures in some villages.

Overnight in Sarhade at Guest House.

We return again to Qaila Panj, a city surrounded by ruins of historical fortresses. We will continue to enjoy the beauty of the mountainous landscapes and the friendliness of its inhabitants.

Overnight at Guesthouse in Qaila Panj.

We continue on the way back, getting to know new villages, chatting with their inhabitants and photographing the majestic landscapes and this unique culture.

Overnight in Ishkashim in guest house.

Our route today will take us back to Faizabad, the main commercial and administrative center of the Pamir region. It will be a pleasure to walk and photograph its streets again.

Overnight at Faizabad hotel.

It is time to return to Tajikistan, to Dushambe, where we will spend the night for the next day to take the plane back to Spain. We will spend the day traveling and obtaining the entry permits to Tajikistan.

Overnight at a hotel in Dushambe.

First thing in the morning, transfer to the airport at the indicated time, end of our Photo Tour to the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.

Night on board